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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Confirming
its status as a beloved homage to the world of fame and fashion, the
list of cameos appearing in Paramount Pictures' new comedy “Zoolander
2” reads like a who’s who.

A
stark difference from their experience recruiting participation on
the first film, the sequel found eager fans inside the real world of
fashion and celebrity, now in on the joke and eager to be involved.
“The movie has now lived in the consciousness of the fashion world
and we found people were eager to be a part of it this time around,
which is great because they are a part of the story in a major way. I
think it adds a reality even though it’s a silly comedy. To have
that intersection is really exciting,” says director and star Ben
Stiller.

Here’s
a sampling of the most memorable cameos that fans should watch for:

Justin
Bieber. The movie opens with the Biebs sprinting and
parkouring away from a couple of deadly dudes on motorcycles. Bieber
sets the “plot” in motion by getting gunned down after ranting to
his killers about protecting “the chosen one.” Surprisingly, he
supplies some of the comedy’s biggest laughs when he pulls out his
phone and snaps a selfie, even taking the time, while bleeding out,
to select the perfect Insta filter.

Benedict
Cumberbatch. His eyebrows are gone and his curls have been
replaced by long, straight, dark hair. He speaks in a troubling
monotone while playing the world’s hottest new model, the
gender-fluid All.

Kiefer
Sutherland. When the movie opens, Hansel (Owen Wilson) is
still a real swinger, and he’s living in the desert with an
orgiastic collective, which includes women and men and animals...and
Kiefer Sutherland.

Sting. He
addresses some nagging rumors when Hansel asks the Tantra
practitioner Sting if he really does have sex for 10 hours at a time.

Susan
Boyle. At the Rome airport, Hansel and Derek (Stiller) see
flashbulbs and assume the paparazzi is there for them — but they’re
only interested in the “Britain's Got Talent” phenomenon.

When
we last saw male models Derek (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson),
they were enjoying the wonders of the “Derek Zoolander Center for
Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good
Too,” and Mugatu (Will Ferrell) was behind bars. An unforeseen
catastrophe strikes the Center and forces the duo into seclusion,
living off the grid. Fifteen age-defying years later we find a still
shamed Derek and Hansel leading isolated, separate lives, shut-out
from the rest of the world.

When
each receives a special invitation to star in a major world fashion
event in the ancient and mysterious city of Rome, they are unable to
deny the allure of returning to their former glory and make their way
back to civilization. Upon arrival, Derek and Hansel meet the bizarre
and eccentric designers that are behind the new fashion empire. The
two rapidly realize the fashion world they once knew has drastically
changed, thrusting them awkwardly and literally back into the
spotlight.

While
they struggle to find relevance in this strange new world of
blogging, vlogging, and anti-fashion fashion, they are recruited to
help stop a calculated and deadly plot that if not stopped, would
destroy forever the hopes for fashion to return to its revered and
glorious status. Only Derek and Hansel have the power to SAVE
FASHION.

Opening
across the Philippines on Feb. 24, “Zoolander 2” is
distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia
Pictures.